School of Distance Education Grant
Purpose
This grant assists Schools of Distance Education (SDE) to meet their day-to-day operational costs.
Expenditure Guidelines
Funds may be applied at the discretion of the school community.
Duration of Program
Ongoing.
Policy Reference
Review of Distance Education - Department of Education 1994
Eligibility
Schools of Distance Education
Form of Assistance
The grant consists of the following components:
- SDE General Component Formula-generated cash grant;
- Printing Component Cash allocation based on a proportional share of a total pool of funds;
- Utilities Component Cash allocation (Brisbane SDE only);
- Vehicle Lease Component Cash allocation based on actual cost of leasing approved vehicles.
Payment Details
| Payment | Grant Paid | During Month of | Proportion Paid |
| Semester 1 | General, Vehicle Lease | February | 50% of annual allocation |
| (Brisbane SDE only) | General | February | 40% of annual allocation |
| Semester 1 | Printing | April | Semester allocation |
| Semester 2 Payment 1 | General, Vehicle Lease | July | 50% of annual allocation |
| (Brisbane SDE only) | General | July | 60% of annual allocation |
| Semester 2 Payment 2 | Utilities | October | 100% of annual allocation
(Brisbane SDE only) |
| Semester 2 | Printing | October | Semester allocation |
Allocation of Funds
Full-time-equivalent enrolments are used in the calculation of allocations. A weighting of 1/3 is applied to school-based secondary and adult enrolments.
The annual general recurrent allocation of each SDE is determined by the application of a formula which assigns a base plus per student rate:
Allocation = [Base + Per Student Rate x FTE] x School Grant Index
Allocations for Vehicle Leases are based on actual costs.
Printing allocations are determined by a calculation using a proportional share of a total pool of funds.
Grants incorporate utilities, communications and energy costs, except for Brisbane where a specific allocation is provided in addition to the general grant.
Current Rates
General Recurrent
Base $165 050
Per student FTE $436.30
School Grant Index is shown on each school 's Grant Data Advice
Printing
A pool of money is distributed across the seven schools of Distance Education
Proportions used:
- Brisbane 54%
- Cairns 8%
- Capricorn 8%
- Charleville 6%
- Charters Towers 9%
- Longreach 8%
- Mount Isa 7%
Utilities
Brisbane SDE $171 000
Data Requirements
| Data Required | Data Source | Time Collected |
| Enrolment data used for staffing model | Workforce Management Unit - Human Resources Branch | March |
| School Grant Index | Centre Information System (CIS) field maintained by School Financial Services | As required |
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